Apple Power Book 500 Series инструкция обслуживания

 Pow e r Boo k Us e r ’ s Gu i d e Includes setup and important health-related infor mation for P owerBook 500 series computers[...]

K Apple Computer , Inc. © 1994 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Apple. Your rights to the software are governed by the accompanying software license agreement. The Apple logo is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in th[...]

iii Co m m unic ati ons reg ul ati on i nf or mati on v i 1G e t t i n g S t a r t e d 1 Pl u gg i ng in the computer 1 Openin g th e d is p lay 3 Tu r n i n g on the computer 4 Prob lems tur ni ng on y our c omputer? 5 What ’ s nex t? 6 Lear ni ng t h e ba si c s 7 Revi e w i n g t h e b a s i cs 9 Tu r n i n g t h e c o mputer o ff 1 0 Put t in[...]

Gettin g a ns w ers with the Look F or butt on 2 1 Ti p s f or us i ng M acintosh G uide 23 Ide n ti fyi ng ob jects on t h e screen 24 Lear ning use ful shortcuts 25 3C o n n e c t i n g A dd i t i o na l E q u i pme n t 27 C onn ect i ng a printer 28 C onn ect i ng a m odem 28 C onn ect i ng S CS I de v ice s 30 Us in g y our Po w erBook a s a SC[...]

Re c h a r g i n g the batterie s 4 7 Re m o vi n g o r repl ac i ng t h e batterie s 48 Max imizing t h e life o f batterie s 50 Max imizing w ork t ime 50 App e ndi x A Hea l th , Sa f e ty , a nd Ma i n t e na nce T i ps 5 1 Health-re lated inf or mati on about computer u se 5 1 Muscu los k eletal di scomf or t 5 2 Ey e f a t i gu e 5 3 Ar ra ng[...]

vi Communications Regulation Information Co mmunic ation s reg u l at i on i n f o rma t i o n FCC statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device in accordance with the specifications in Part 15 of FCC rules. See instructions if interference to radio or television reception is suspected. Ra[...]

DOC statement DOC Class B Compliance This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference-causing equipment standard entitled “Digital Apparatus,” ICES-003 of the Department of Communications. Observation des normes—Classe B Cet appareil numérique respecte l[...]

Microphone ¤ Brightness control O Contrast control Power On key Battery Floppy disk drive Trackpad Trackpad button Elevation feet ¯ Power adapter port g SCSI port (HDI-30) V Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) port - Sound output port [ W External modem/Printer port ™ Video port G Ethernet port ⁄ Security slot Internal modem port (optional) Sleep indicat[...]

Th e illu stration on t h e f acing pa g e pro v ide s a n ov erv ie w o f your P o werB ook co mputer . T o set up y our P ow erBook f or t h e fi rst time , y ou n eed the pow er adapter a nd the po wer c ord that c ame with y our c omputer . When setting up y our c omputer , pl ace y our computer on a stur dy , flat s urf ace n ear a grounded e [...]

When y ou are ready t o b egin: 1P lug one end of the power cord into the power adapter and the other end into a three- hole grounded outlet or power strip. 2P lug the power adapter cable into the power adapter port (marked with the icon ¯ ) on the back panel of the computer. Power adapter port WARNING Th is equipm ent is intended to be elec tric [...]

Op e ni ng th e di spla y 1P ress the latch and lift up the display. 2P osition the display at a comfortable viewing angle. Y ou c an adju st the a ng le of t h e disp la y at an y time b y tilt i ng it t ow ards or away from y ou . Press the latch to release the lid. 3 Getting Started[...]

Tu r n i n g on th e com put er To t u r n on the computer f or t h e fi rst time: m Press the Power On key (marked with the icon P ) at the upper-right corner of the keyboard to turn the computer on. Y ou shoul d h ear a tone w h en y ou tur n on the computer . It take s the computer a moment t o star t up . When y ou see somet hi ng like t his on[...]

Pro b l e m s tur n in g o n yo u r c o m puter ? m The computer made a sound, but you can’t see anything on the screen. Adj us t t h e bri ghtn es s c ontro l (marked wit h the ic on ¤ ) and contra st c ontr ol ( O ) until an ima ge appears and the screen is ea s y to read. m Nothing happened when you pressed the Power On key. Make s ure the po[...]

Wh at’ s ne xt? Yo u’ ve no w finished setting up y our P ow erB ook. C ontinue with one o f the fol lo w i n g steps: m If y ou are new t o the Mac i ntosh, turn to t h e nex t secti on, “ Lear ni ng t h e Basi cs . ” m If y ou are an ex p erienced Mac i ntosh u ser , tur n to Chapter 2 , “ Getting Help , ” t o lear n about Mac intosh [...]

Learn i ng th e basics If y ou are new t o the Mac i ntosh, y ou shou ld b egin b y looking at the ea s y-to- use p ro gram c alled the Mac i ntosh T utori al. Th e tut orial teac h es y ou the ba s ic sk ills y ou ’ll need t o use y our computer . T o star t the tut orial , fo llo w the se steps: 1M ove your finger on the trackpad to move the ar[...]

2M ove your finger on the trackpad so that the tip of the arrow ( 8 ) points to the question mark in the upper-right portion of the screen. 3W i t h the tip of the arrow ( 8 ) on the question mark, press and hold down the trackpad button. A list o f c hoice s (c alled a menu ) appears . T his is t h e Gui de menu, whi ch i s th e pl ace t o go w he[...]

Rev i ewing th e ba sic s Th e f oll o wi ng illu strati on summarize s many o f the ba si c s kills and ter ms y ou lear ned from the tut orial. 9 Getting Started To throw away an item you no longer want, drag it to the Trash and choose Empty Trash from the Special menu. This icon represents your computer’s internal hard disk. To change the size[...]

Tu r n i n g t h e co m pu t er o ff To tur n the c omputer o ff , you c hoose S hut Do wn from t h e Spec ial menu . Detailed instr ucti ons f oll ow . 1I f the computer is in sleep, press any key on the keyboard (except Caps Lock) to wake it. F or i nf or mati on on the sleep f eature o f y our Po werB ook, see “Puttin g the C om puter to S lee[...]

Pu t ting t h e co m pu t er t o s l e ep Sl eep is a po wer c onser v ati on feature o f P ow erB ook computers , reduc i ng t h e amount o f pow er the computer dra ws w hen it ’ s not b eing u sed. When the Po we rB ook is in sleep , it ha s a darkened screen a nd app ears t o b e of f . A green li ght fla sh es on t h e t op of the di spl a y[...]

Re st ar ti n g a co m pu t er t ha t ’ s a l r ead y o n Y ou need to re star t your c omputer—tur n it of f and bac k on a g ai n—when y ou wa n t t o make certai n chang e s t o setting s , use a ne w l y installed s y stem softw a r e file , or star t up the computer u sing a dif f erent dis k . Y ou al so need to re star t if you see a ?[...]

13 Getting Started Wh e r e to fin d an swe r s When y ou ha v e quest ions about u sing y our P o werB ook, t h ere are se v eral pl ace s y ou can look f or ans w ers: In this book Use this book to set up and learn about your computer. In the Guide menu The Guide menu (marked with the h symbol) is your main source of information about the Macinto[...]

Th eG ui de menu is y our main source o f i nf or mati on when y ou ’ re workin g with y our c omputer . The menu is i dentified b y a que sti on mark ( h ) in the upper -ri ght cor n er of the screen . 15 2 Ge tt i n g He l p Use the instructions in this chapter to learn about the help available to you in the Guide menu.[...]

Ge tt i n g a ns w er s t o y o u r q ues t i o ns When y ou ha v e a quest ion w hile w orki ng wit h y our computer , you c an get t h e an sw er by c hoosin g Macint osh Gui de from the Gui de menu. 1P ull down the Application menu (in the upper-right corner of the screen) and choose Finder to make it the active application program. A c h ec kma[...]

3N otice the three buttons at the top of the window: Topics, Index, and Look For. Maci n t osh G uide gi v e s y ou three w a y s o f finding informat ion: m Topics lets y ou choose fr om a list o f general s ub jects; it i s li ke the table o f c ontents in a book. m Index lets y ou choose fr om a n alphab eti cal li st of m ore sp ecif ic s ub je[...]

2C lick “Setting Options” in the list of topics. When y ou c lic k a n y t opic area, a li st of re lated que sti ons app ears on the right sid e of t h e Macint osh Gui de wi ndow. 3C lick the question “How do I set the time and date?” and then click OK. Or double-click the question. A small window appears with instr uct ions f or y ou to [...]

Ge tt i ng a n s we rs w i th t he I nde x b utt o n 1 In the Macintosh Guide window, click the Index button. An alphabetic al li st of s ub jects appears on the lef t si de of the window . 2S croll through the alphabetical list until the phrase “background pattern” is visible. Y ou c an scroll t hrou gh the list e ither by dra g ging t h e sli[...]

4C lick the question “How do I change the background pattern?” and then click OK. Or double-click the question. A small window appears with instr uct ions f or y ou to f o llo w . 5 Read and follow the instructions in the window. Maci n t osh G uide pr o v ide s step-by-step instr ucti ons to ans w er the que stion y ou selected. When y ou ha v[...]

Ge tt i ng a n s we rs w i th t he L oo k F o r bu tt o n 1 In the Macintosh Guide window, click the Look For button. A small bo x appears on the left s ide o f the window , where y ou c a n typ e tex t. 2C l i ck the arrow button to activate the text box. 3T ype “sound” in the text box and then click Search. When y ou c lic k Search, a li st o[...]

4C lick the question “How do I change the beep sound?” and then click OK. Or double- click the question. A small window appears with instr uct ions f or y ou to f o llo w . 5 Read and follow the instructions in the window. Maci n t osh G uide pr o v ide s step-by-step instr ucti ons to ans w er the que stion y ou selected. When y ou ha v e c om[...]

Ti ps f or usi ng Mac i n t o sh G u i de Here are a f ew t ips f or us i ng M acintosh G uide e f fec ti v el y: m Maci n t osh G uide i s a v ailab le only w hen y ou are i n the Finder—the de s kt op area where y ou c a n see the icons o f dis ks , f olders , and file s . (Other pro grams ma y al so ha v e h elp a v ail able i n the Gui de men[...]

Ident i fyi ng ob jects on the scre en So me ti me s y ou ’ll see an unf amili ar item on the screen a nd as k y ourse lf , “What ’ s that?” Y ou c a n get an ans wer b y u sing a M acintosh f eature kno wn a s Ba lloon He lp . Ba lloon He lp ex pl ai ns the functi on of i cons , menu s , commands , a nd other items on t h e Macint osh scre[...]

Learn i ng us ef u l shor tc uts Y ou c an p erf or m many ta s ks in the Finder more qu ic kl y if y ou use k e yboar d or mou se shor tcuts . F or ex ample , i nstead of c li ckin g a n ic on a nd c hoos i ng Op en from t h e File m enu, y ou can s impl y double-c li ck t h e icon t o open it. Fol l ow t h es e s t eps t o lear n ke y board and m[...]

2C l i ck one of the category buttons. Another window appears , descri bi ng shortcuts for t hat c ateg ory . 3 Read about the shortcuts available for the category you selected. Click th e right arro w i n the lo wer -ri ght cor n er of t h e wi ndo w to di spl a y the ne x t wi ndo w (if there is one) . 4W hen you finish reading about the shortcut[...]

27 Read this chapter for information on expanding your computer system with additional hardware. Th e illu stration bel ow sho w s where equipm ent should be connected t o y our Powe r B ook. In most c ase s , y ou should re fer t o the manual s that c ame with y our equipment f or instr uct ions on connect i ng it. g SCSI port (HDI-30) Sound input[...]

A dditional inf or mati on is pro v i ded i n thi s chapter f or adding t h e f oll owing de v ice s t o your c omputer s y stem: m printers m exte r na l modem s m SCS I dev ic es m exte r na l m onit ors m s ound input a nd output de v ice s m additi onal memory Con ne ct i n g a pr i n t er Th e modem/printer por t on your c omputer c a n accept[...]

3M ake sure the modem is turned off. 4C onnect the modem cable to the port marked with this icon: 5 Turn on the modem. 6W ake or restart the computer. If y our computer does not ha v e a n i nter nal modem , the ex ter nal modem i s read y to u se . If y our computer does ha v e a n i nter nal modem, c ontinue with step 7 . 7C hoose Control Panels [...]

Con ne ct i n g SC S I d ev i c e s A SC S I de v ice i s a ny pr od uct—i nc ludi ng har d dis k dri v e s , CD-R O M dri v es , sc a nn ers, and printers—that c ommunic ate s with y our computer b y means of a standard elec troni c interf ace . (S CS I stands f or Small C omputer S y stem In terf ace . ) Y ou can attac h up to 6 S CS I de v i[...]

31 Connecting Additional Equipment Wh er e t o ad d cab le t erm i na t o rs w hen co nnec t i ng tw o o r mo re S CSI de v ices: Usin g y ou r P o w erB oo k as a S CS I d i s k Y ou c an purcha se a cab le called t h e App le HDI-3 0 SC SI Di s k A dapter whi ch lets y ou connect y our P o werB ook to another computer a s a hard di s k . T h e Po[...]

3I n the SCSI Disk Mode section of the control panel, click the ID number you want to assign. If y ou are connect i ng the P ow erB ook to an ex ist i ng S CS I c hai n, make s ure t o gi v e it an ID numb er dif ferent fr om those of t h e other de v ice s . (Man y dev ices inc l ude an ID numb er i ndic ator on t h e bac k pa n el. ) 4C l o se th[...]

33 Connecting Additional Equipment After a f e w seconds a S CS I i con appears on the screen, showing t h e ID number you a s si gned i n step 3 . 11 Turn on the other SCSI devices in the chain, if any. 12 Turn on the other computer. Th e P ow erB ook app ears as a har d dis k i con on the screen o f the computer y ou connected it t o . Y ou c a n[...]

Dr awing ba t te r y po we r i n S CSI d i sk m ode Y our P ow erB ook cont i nues t o dra w b attery pow er when y ou use it a s a SC S I dis k. Lo w b attery pow er is indic ated b y a bli n king l ow-po wer w ar ni ng on t h e Powe r B ook ’ s screen. If y ou see thi s w ar ni ng w hile us i ng y our c omputer as a SC S I dis k , either p lug [...]

Con ne ct i ng an e x ter nal moni tor An ex ter nal monit or connected t o y our computer c an functi on as an ex tens ion of y our P ow erB ook ’ s built-in screen—that is , y ou c an drag ob jec ts from one screen t o a nother a nd do y our w ork on either one . Or y ou c a n show t h e same ima ge on bot h screens . Y our P ow erB ook has a[...]

Arra nge t h e m onitor s o the top o f the screen is s li ght l y b el ow e y e le v el w hile y ou work . P osit ion t h e monit or to minimize gl are and reflect ions on t h e screen from li ghts and wi ndow s . 3M ake sure the monitor’s power cord is attached to the monitor, then plug the other end into a grounded outlet or power strip. If y [...]

8C hoose Control Panels from the Apple ( K ) menu, and open the Monitors control panel. Yo u’ ll see tw o rectan gle s represent i ng y our t w o monit ors . 9C lick the rectangle 1 (representing your external monitor). 10 Close the Monitors control panel. Tr o u b l e ? m Nothing happened when you tried to turn on the PowerBook. Ma ke s ure that[...]

Wo r k i n g w i t h a n e x te rn a l mo n i t o r F or i nf or mati on on disp la ying t h e menu bar on t h e ex ter nal monit or or us i ng an e x te r na l m onit or f or pre sentations , see t h e “Monit ors ” t opic o f Mac intosh Guide , a v a i la bl e i n t h e Gu ide ( h ) menu . No t e : Th e b ackli ght dimming f eature in the Po w[...]

Con ne ct i ng sou n d i n p ut a n d ou t p ut de v ices Y our c omputer has a built-in micr ophon e just bel ow t h e displ a y . For in fo rm ati on on us ing the micr ophon e to rec ord s ounds , see the “ Sound ” t opic of M a ci ntosh G uide , a v ail able in the Gui de ( h ) menu. Y our P ow erB ook als o has a stereo s ound i nput por t[...]

Con ne ct i ng ot her de v i ces F or i nstr uct ions on c onn ect i ng a de v ice not discu ssed in thi s chapter—f or ex amp le , an ex ter nal i nput dev ice or netw orki ng har dw are—re fer t o the manuals t hat c ame with the de v i ce . Ad din g m e m o r y to yo u r c o m puter Y our P ow erB ook computer c omes wit h at least 4 MB o f [...]

Inst al li ng application pro gr am s Y our c omputer come s with se v eral appli cat ion pr ogram s already on the har d dis k. Y ou ’ll f i nd these pr ogram s i n eit h er the App lic ati ons f ol der or the A pple Ex tras f ol der on y our hard dis k. A pro gram c alled So ftw are H ighli ghts gi v es y ou ea s y acce ss t o the pro grams in [...]

Wo r k i n g w i t h se v era l p r og ra m s at a t i me Y ou c an op en as man y applic at ion pro grams and des k acces s ories a s y our co mputer ’ s memory all ow s . A ll open pro grams are listed in the App lic ati on menu at the right end o f the me nu bar . T h e name of t h e act i v e pro gram (the one y ou ’ re u s i ng ri ght no w[...]

Hiding an d sh ow in g win d o ws o n the des kt op Y ou c an hide all wi ndow s e xcept t hose of t h e act i v e program b y c hoosing Hi de Ot h ers from t h e App lic ati on menu . The ot he r pr ogram s remai n op en e ven t hou gh thei r wi ndow s are hi dden. When y ou s witch t o another pro gram, its window s become v i s ible a g ain. If [...]

Pow e r sou r ces Y our c omputer can dra w its operating po w er from tw o dif f erent source s . m Main batteries Y our c omputer cam e with one or tw o nic ke l-metal-h y dride (N iMH) batterie s (dep endi ng on t h e model y ou ha v e) . T w o batterie s pro v i de pow er f or up to 7 hours o f w ork time (depending on the Po we rB ook model an[...]

Re sp on ding to lo w-po w er messa ges When the batterie s r un lo w , the c omputer displ a y s a serie s o f lo w-pow er me ss ag es . If y ou are u sin g tw o batterie s i n y our Po werB ook, t h e lo w-pow er mes sag es ap p ear when both b atteries are l ow . Th e w ork tim e remai ni ng af ter y ou see the first mes sa g e v arie s dep endi[...]

IMPORTANT Re ch arg e depleted b atteries a s soon a s pos si ble . Lea v ing dep leted ba tteries in the computer f or lon g er than 2 weeks (e speci all y i n a hot loc ati on, su ch a s t h e t r unk of a c ar) ma y dama ge t h e batterie s so t hat the y can ’ t be rec harg ed. If thi s happ ens, y ou need t o repl ace the batterie s . Re ch [...]

Remov ing or r e pla c in g t h e b a t t e r i e s To remo ve or rep lace t h e batterie s , f oll ow t h ese steps . 1S ave your work, and then choose Shut Down or Sleep from the Special menu, or plug in the power adapter. 2C l o se the display. 3 Open the door of the battery you want to remove by sliding the button on the door in the direction i[...]

6I f you are inserting another battery, move the slider to expose the contacts, then slide it into the battery compartment. Y ou c annot i nser t a battery w hen the protect i v e sli der is co v ering t he battery c ontac ts . 7I f you are not inserting another battery, attach the battery compartment cover to prevent dust or debris from accumulati[...]

Ma x i mi zin g t h e life of b a t t e r i e s m If your PowerBook has one battery If y our P ow erBook u ses one b attery , y ou can max imize the lif e of y our ba ttery by di schar ging and then rec hargin g it complete l y once e very 90 da y s . Ju st use the c omputer as y ou nor mall y wou ld, but i gnore the lo w- po wer me s sa ge s that [...]

Hea l t h-re l at ed i n f o rma t ion a b o u t c om puter u s e Musc le s orenes s , e ye f at i gue , and other disc omforts a nd i n juries s ometim es asso ciat ed with us ing c omputers can occur from perf or mi ng an y numb er of act i v itie s . In f act , mis use o f the sam e musc le s d uri ng mu ltiple ac ti v it ies c an create a prob [...]

Musc uloskeletal di s c omfor t As w i th a n y act i v ity that in v ol v e s sitt i ng f or l ong periods o f tim e , us ing a co mputer can mak e your mu sc les s ore and stif f . T o mi nimize these e f fec ts , set up y our w ork env i ronment c arefull y , us i ng the g uide li n es t hat fo llo w , and take frequent breaks t o re st ti red m[...]

Eye f a ti g u e Ey e f a t i g u e c an o ccur w h en ev er t h e e ye s are f o cused on a nearb y ob ject f or a lo ng time . T his prob lem o ccurs becau se the e ye mu sc les mu st w ork harder t o vi ew an objec t that ’ s c loser than about 20 f eet (6 meters) . Improper li ghting ca n hasten t h e de ve lopment o f e y e f ati gue . Alt h[...]

Key b o a r d an d tr a ck p a d m When y ou use the k e yboar d a nd trac kpad, your shou lders shoul d b e rel ax ed. Y our upp er ar m a nd f orear m should f orm an appro ximate ri ght an gl e, with y our wri st a nd ha nd i n rou ghl y a strai ght li n e . m Y ou ma y ha ve t o rai se your c hai r so y our f orearms and ha nds are at the prope[...]

Some co m puter users ma y de v el op discomf or t in thei r ha nds , wrists , or arms af ter intensi v e w ork without break s . If y ou b egin to de v e lop c hronic pain or disc omfort i n your hands , wrists , or arms , c onsu lt a qualified health speci alist. m Chang e ha nd posit ions o ften t o a v o id f at ig ue . m If y ou pref er , y ou[...]

Ext erna l mon i to r If y ou use an ex ter nal monit or , t his s u g ge sti on ma y b e helpful. m If pos si ble , ar ra ng e the monit or so the t op of t h e screen is s light l y belo w y our e ye le v el w hen you ’ re s itting at t h e ke yboar d. T h e b est di stance from y our e ye s t o the screen is up t o y ou, althou gh most people [...]

Impor tant c are a nd sa f et y i ns t ru c t i on s F or your o w n saf ety and that of y our equ ipment , read a nd fo llo w all the ins tru ct i ons in this sec ti on. K eep t h ese instr uct ions a v ailab le f or ref erence by y ou a nd others . Wa r n i n g m Electri cal equ ipment ma y be hazardou s if mis u sed. Op erati on of t his product[...]

m Ne v er f orce a connect or i nt o a por t. Mak e sure t hat the connect or matches th e por t a nd that it ’ s ri ght si de up . If t h e connect or a nd por t do not join eas il y , t h e y do not match . m Do not use t h e computer in wet or dusty en v ironments . m K eep dir t a nd liqu ids a w a y fr om the por ts on the bac k pan el , the[...]

Car in g f or batteries m Alw a ys handle batterie s c arefull y . m Do not shor t-circuit the battery termi nals (that i s , do not touc h both termi nals wit h a metal ob ject) . D oing s o ma y c ause an ex pl osi on or a fire . m Do not drop , puncture , di sa ssemb le , mutil ate , or incinerate the battery . m Re c h a r g e b a tteries onl y[...]

Ha nd l i n g f lo p p y d i s k s 125° F (52° C) 50° F (10° C) Keep disks dry. Do not use a pencil or an eraser on a disk or disk label. Store disks at temperatures between 50° F and 125° F. Do not touch the exposed part of the disk behind the metal shutter. Keep disks away from magnets. Avoid exposing disks to extremely hot temperatures. 60[...]

61 Health, Safety, and Maintenance Tips Tr a v e l i n g with t h e Power B o o k The sa f e ty ins tru ct i ons ear lier in this appendix als o appl y w hen you are tra v e li ng . I n additi on, note these prec auti ons: m Do not tra nspor t your P o werB ook w hile it is tur ned on. Put y our computer to sl eep or shut it dow n b ef ore y ou mo [...]

St o r i ng t he Pow e r B o o k 1S ave your work on a hard disk or floppy disks. 2C hoose Shut Down from the Special menu. 3C l o se the display. 4 Recharge the battery or batteries. Be sure y our b atteries are fu ll y char g ed if you are takin g the computer pl ace s wh ere y ou cannot p lug it in. 5 Store the computer in a cool, dry place. St [...]

Th e P ow erB ook 500 Series k e y board w orks in much t h e same w as a s the keybo ard s on other c omputers a nd on elec tric typ ewriters . How e v er , there are a f ew spec ial k e y s you shou ld kno w about. Th e illu stration on t h e f ollo wing pa g e ex pl ai ns the funct ion o f all the sp eci al ke ys on the P ow erB ook 500 Series k[...]

Special keys on the PowerBook 500 Series keyboard Arrow keys Move the insertion point, as an alternative to using the pointing device. In some programs, the arrow keys have other functions. Caps Lock key A locking Shift key for letters only (numbers and symbols aren’t affected). x (Command) key Works in combination with other keys as an alternati[...]

A About this Macintosh (Apple menu) 40 activating the Finder 16, 23 active program 16, 42 amplifier, connecting 39 Apple-authorized service providers disposing of dead batteries 52, 59 installing additional RAM 40 repairing the computer 57 Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) port 27 Apple Extras folder 41 Apple HDI-30 SCSI Disk Adapter 31, 32, 33 Apple HDI-30 [...]

C cables Apple HDI-30 SCSI Disk Adapter 31, 32, 33 Apple HDI-30 SCSI System Cable 30 PowerBook video adapter cable 35 safety instructions for 57 SCSI system cable 32 cable terminators, for connecting SCSI devices adding 30–31 removing 32 care of equipment. See safety instructions carpal tunnel syndrome 52 chair, adjusting for computer use 53, 54 [...]

E electromagnetic emissions from computer monitors 56 Empty Trash command (Special menu) 9 equipment, adjusting and arranging for optimal use 53–56 Ethernet port 27, 28 expanding the Macintosh Guide window 23 external input devices, connecting 40 external modem, connecting 28–29 external modem/printer port 27, 28 external monitor adjusting brig[...]

I, J icons battery recharging 47 blinking question mark 5 defined 9 dimmed 42 double-clicking 25 Finder 42 Guide menu 15 hard disk 9 modem/printer port 29 opening 25 ports 27 PowerBook Setup 29, 31 SCSI disk mode 33–34 SCSI port 28 sound in and out ports 39 video port 36, 38 identifying objects on the screen 24 ID number. See SCSI disk mode Index[...]

N network, backing up files on 43 networking hardware, connecting 40 nickel-metal-hydride (NiMH) battery. See batteries O on-screen help. See Balloon Help; Guide menu; Macintosh Guide opening applications and desk accessories 42 the display 3 icons 25 open programs, displaying 42 P plug adapters for overseas travel 61 plugging in the computer 1–2[...]

S safety instructions connecting SCSI equipment 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 damaged batteries 49 depleted batteries 47 floppy disks 60 general instructions for computer equipment 57–60 grounding plug 2 installing additional RAM 40 power adapter 1 recharging batteries 48 storing the computer 62 transporting the computer 57, 61 screen. See also display; ext[...]

T Tab key 64 tape drive, copying files to 43 temperature ranges for the computer 58 for floppy disks 60 terminators. See cable terminators three-wire grounding plug 2 title bar 9 Topics button (Macintosh Guide window) 17–18 Topics button (Macintosh Shortcuts window) 26 trackpad care of 58 correct posture for using 54–55 how to use 7–8 transfe[...]

The Apple Publishing System This Apple manual was written, edited, and produced on a desktop publishing system using Apple Macintosh computers and QuarkXPress. Technical illustrations were drawn in Adobe ™ Illustrator; screen shots were created and modified with system software, ExposurePro, Aldus SuperPaint, and Adobe Photoshop. Proof pages were[...]